Glénic

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Glénic

(2020–2026) Marie-France Dalot^[1]Area

27.60 km² (10.66 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

663 • Density24/km² (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23092 /23380

Elevation293–521 m (961–1,709 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glénic (French pronunciation: [ɡlenik]; Occitan: Glenic) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Creuse, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D940 and the D63 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	531	—
1968	574	+8.1%
1975	531	−7.5%
1982	581	+9.4%
1990	605	+4.1%
1999	593	−2.0%
2008	595	+0.3%

Sights

The church, dating from the twelfth century.
A disused railway viaduct built of stone in the late night.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.